John R. Brooke

John Rutter Brooke (21 July 1838-5 September 1926) was a US Army Major-General during the American Civil War, Plains Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War.

Biography
John Rutter Brooke was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1838 and raised in Collegeville and West Chester. In August 1861, he became colonel of the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment shortly after the start of the American Civil War, and he commanded a brigade at the Battle of Antietam and later fought at the Battle of Chancellorsville and the Battle of Gettysburg. On 2 July 1863, he was severely wounded while defending the Wheatfield from the Confederate attacks. After recovering, he fought in the Overland Campaign and was promoted to Brigadier-General. He later served in the Plains Indian Wars and commanded the I Corps during the Spanish-American War, becoming head of the army of occupation on Puerto Rico after the war's end. He retired in 1902 and died in Philadelphia in 1926.